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Quack

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  1. Well hello again everyone, it's been quite some time. The mechanic has FINALLY gotten back to me with some news. They believe they've got it working and the issue was simply a blocked carb! Which does make sense as i was having issues in a previous thread in which i believed there to be a vaccum leak or some kind of air intake related issue. He said he'll call me again tomorrow with more news. He did say on the phone that he would pay for the wiring loom so that seems ok...hopefully the end bill isn't too high. It's a shame i broke down on the roadside and had recovery take it to the garage. If it was still at home i imagine we all would've reached the conclusion that it was the carb by now. Anyway will keep posted here if needs be but if not, I can finally put this mammoth thread to bed. The only sad news is that i now have to sell the car as soon as i get it back as i'm away for 6 months and have no decent storage. Wish i had more time with it over summer but such is life!
  2. Well yeah this is the thing, i mean i have never had that issue when attempting to fix the car...god knows what they were doing. When he rings me back i will ask about liability insurance.
  3. Latest update. Finally heard back from the mechanic. They set the car on fire. Yep. Not kidding. They said they were trying to start it and the wiring loom caught on fire and melted some of the bulkhead, now i have to get an electrician to redo all of the wiring costing £450. They said they are willing to split the cost of that with me...honestly don't know what to think or do. I bet this is a new problem as well and it wont even fix the original issue...
  4. Solenoid is new as well as it fried a couple months back, starter Motor is relatively new, was fitted by a previous owner but definitely is newish. anyway regardless of the starter motor the same issue still persists, I caved in and sent it off to the garage for someone to look at.
  5. No click anymore nothing at all, it was clicking earlier but not now, he tried a jump pack on the battery and still nothing
  6. I just trickle charged the battery 2 days ago and the battery is very new
  7. Roadside recover came out, needed me to try back it up so he told me to put it in reverse and try bump it on the starter motor, worked once now the car won’t even turn over…has he just broken my starter motor 😭
  8. Yeah the problem must be completely unrelated as the fuel flow is fine with the pump. It really must be something buggered inside the engine that I don’t have the knowledge or tools to access @Dick Twitchen The filter is brand new and is fitted in the direction of the arrow.
  9. It is pointed downward yeah, well no clue what the issue is with the car now then.
  10. Popped bonnet filter is full to the brim guessing this isn’t normal? Maybe pump psi too high?
  11. Yep 5 mins up the road, get up in to fourth gear, engine cuts out lol 😂 unbelievable
  12. Okay makes sense, I think because I didn’t have it before it startled me a bit but that was obviously due to the broken pump. Anyway off for a drive now fingers crossed I don’t have to get towed!
  13. I’ve got a couple rubber circled actually I’ll use those, good idea thanks. And yes a record indeed! I did wake up today to a small leak from one of the connections, took it off and notice the tank seems to just push out fuel by itself now, the tank must be pressurised or something? I’ve bent the pipe over a Jerry can to avoid losing any fuel. IMG_5198.MOV
  14. I finally have wheels again !!!! thankyou obnoxiously loud electric fuel pump! Still need to check the pressure and go for a drive tomorrow but it seems we’re in business for now, happy to sleep on this note. IMG_5191.MOV
  15. Yeah I’m just gonna go with electric pump, I ordered a 2 - 4 psi one although that may even be too high but we’ll see
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